Donald Trump’s Approval Rating Is Now Lower Than Obama’s Ever Was

Just 36% of the country are pleased with the president’s performance.

A displeased baby is held at a Donald Trump rally in Council Bluffs, Iowa. January 31, 2016.
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A new Gallup poll released Monday shows President Donald Trump's approval rating at 36% tracked over a three-day period of March 24-26. It's a new low for the Trump administration, and follows the implosion of its health care plan last week at the hands of fellow Republicans in the House.

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The rating is the lowest recorded approval for President Trump since he took office. In the just over two months after the inauguration, Trump's approval has fallen below the all-time lows of Obama (38%) and Clinton (37%). He still has a way to go before he matches the historical lows of presidents Bush (25%), Nixon (24%) and Truman (22%).

Trump has fallen from an inauguration poll which found that 44% of Americans believed he was qualified to be president, and 52% saying he was not. That score was the lowest for a new president in four decades.